Postcards From Spa

Post Card editor must have been one of the easiest jobs to have in the middle of the last century. I can only imagine the scenario that produced the following bounty (uploaded to French auto forum Autodiva by Tarwann). It must have gone something like this:

Post Card Editor: We need photos of Spa!Intern: Here are some photos of Spa.Post Card Editor: Good! Print ‘em!Intern: These photos don’t really show any of the racing action. Maybe if we crop in some of these we’ll be able to…Post Card Editor: No Time! Print ‘em!Intern: But… Shouldn’t we at least color correct them to have normal colors?Post Car Editor: You’re fired!

Great atmospheric shots .What a wonderful circuit .Look at those enormous crowds . I have just posted a real close up action shot from Spa on http://www.therollingroad.blogspot.com with some comment on the culinary delights of Spa.